MLK Weekend Questions for the Readers

I hope everyone is having a relaxing weekend. Believe it or not, I spent most of it in a gym with six games between my kids. I am having the time of my life watching my kids play the game of basketball. I can certainly understand why the fans are so passionate being on this side of the bleachers!

With the NBA three weeks in, college basketball getting into league play and the sectionals a few weeks away, here are some things to chew on for the readers:

NBA – I have been impressed with the NBA product so far. I didn’t think the play would be as fluid as it is right now and the storylines are very interesting between Ricky Rubio’s impact on the T’Wolves, CP3 and the Clips, Jimmer on the Kings, Melo playing the point for the Knicks, Durant and the Thunder, Dwyane Wade hurt, Dallas’ quest to repeat and Kobe going for 40+ six straight games now. I was wondering how you all rate the product thus far? How do you feel the NBA’s labor situation has affected your following of the league? Also, do you think the NBA is in the same ballpark as say the NFL, who had single season points record broken (Akers), most yards passing (Brees, Brady), most touchdowns by a TE (Gronkowski), most touchdowns by a rookie QB (Newton) and so many other storylines such as the resurgance of the Lions, 49ers, Bengals and who could forget a guy named Tim Tebow?

QUESTION #1: In essence, how does the NBA stack up to its cousins in the NFL???? How about MLB, NHL?

NCAA – Syracuse just keeps doing its thing after taking down Providence to tie for the greatest start to a season in school history.

QUESTION #2: With 1 more game until they get the elusive 20th straight and that opponent being a feisty but vanilla Pitt team, how do you think this Orange team compares to some of the best they have had? 1980 Louie and Bouie? 1984 Pearl Washington, 1987 Sherman Douglas, Rony Seikaly, Stevie Thompson, 1992 Poetry in Moten, 1996 John Wallace, Lazarus Sims, 2003 Melo, GMac, Craig Forth for example??????

ALBANY LEGENDS – The Capital District’s only professional basketball team had its combine workout this weekend and even has radio coverage on WCDB.

QUESTION #3: What does the team have to do to get you to go to a game and support the team?

HIGH SCHOOL – TimeWarner has televised years of high school football games. I would love to see them broadcast local high school basketball games of the week or even start with games of the month. Heck, I’d do color broadcasting in a heartbeat for something like that because I know it could be a draw and I would love to get you all fired up about it.

QUESTION #4: If we could get the local TV to market the games and broadcast them, would you watch? If you were the producer how would you choose the games to televise??

The Time Warner crew always does a terrific job. I think it would be great to do a HS basketball game of the week. Greg Bobbitt and team do a great job in selecting their current live sports programming, I would just let them continue to choose what is in the best interest for their viewership.. And yes, I think Eric would do a great job as “color” man… Maybe they could put this together just in time for the Sectionals….

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